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Hi, Sky High
Whilst the new & refreshed MTT Schedule is receiving a few final tweaks in readiness for it's launch quite soon, one new MTT has already been announced, the Sky High Roller.
Not to be confused with the existing Super Roller (Sundays) this baby will be on TUESDAY evenings at 9pm, & will cost £220 to enter, &, initially, have an £8,000 Guarantee.
£220 is a lot of money, of course, but Sky Poker want everyone to have a shot at this, so there will be more Satellites than you can shake a stick at, starting from £2.30.
The very first satellites will be on Saturday (2 days hence) with a £10.50 feeder going into a £48 Semi Final the same evening.
Please understand this is a sort of trial, & Sky Poker are happy to receive feedback, & maybe change a few of the dynamics depending how it goes. If it can be safely bedded in, it will remain on the schedule for the foreseeable future.
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The Promo Page for the Sky High Roller - and a very good page it is - can be found HERE
Am I the only one who saw that name - Sky High - & thought of the recent hit (as in 1975) by Jigsaw?
They don't write songs like that any more, eh?
Look out for a Free to Enter Fun Comp on the Forum in the next day or two, and we'll find some Sky High Roller Satellite seats to give away. First up, I need to get all schmoozy with Sky Sam, eek, but I'm sure he'll be agreeable. And it's not often Sam is described as agreeable.
It's going to start in a 9pm slot, as it's part of a wider plan with regards to the new MTT Schedule. It will make more sense when the new Schedule is published. Having said that, it's not set in concrete, & if need be, the times could be tweaked, but that's the starting point.
Good question, Winston.
1) Yes, there are £2.30 "All In Sats" scheduled for 20.45, 20.50 & 20.55 on Tuesday.
2) 3am you say? Adrenalin still pumping? GIQ.
I had a side bet that someone would post that. I thought it would be a successful player - Matt Bates for example - but you got there first, wp wp.
whether it works well, or not, well done sky for the venture.
will it replace the £55 BH on Tuesday?
Look forward to this one. :=) Nice one Sky! Out of interest, what will the starting stack and blind levels be? Would be even better as a Bounty Hunter imo, but perhaps there are plans for something like that. (To me, six max and BH's are synonymous with Sky, and are much loved by regulars and recreational players alike) Making it a Bounty Hunter would reduce variance and provide a nice return for satellite qualifiers even if they get just one head. Also, currently we have the roller, buy in at £110, but the largest buy in BH's are £55. Just a thought, but great to have a £220 buy in MTT, in any shape or form, as part of the weekly schedule. A great addition for the higher stake players and also, with good satellite feeders, an exciting opportunity for a decent return for Sky's recreational players with just a small outlay. Great stuff! Graham
Posted by StayOrGo
I'm excited by this addition to the schedule but feel the same as Graham posted above.
Also I feel that a 9pm start time with a great structure might put off a lot of recreational players on a "school night".
Good feedback all round.
Sky Poker are aware it is a gamble & might cost a few bob, but they want to try it. Better to have tried & failed, & all that.
The comments as to a £110 BH are also noted.
And yes, it might miss it's Guarantee, so logically, all the more reason to play it, & help yourself to some added free money.
I also understand one NChanning, aka Mr Ambo, akas Sir Talk-A-Lot, will be playing this next Tuesday. There will not be a Bounty on him, but you still get bragging rights for busting him.
Love the idea and would love to play.... but the timing is wrong for me.
Its fine saying if you are running deep the last thing you will worry about is being late for work.... but I will never know because the idea of running deep or min cashing and having to go to work shattered will prevent me playing in the first place.
7.30 / 8 I should be able to play...
That being said I will check the run time week one. If it finishes pre 1AM I will probably give it a go
If you mean in the new MTT SChedule, I'll pass on that for now, as the whole schedule looks very different. It'll be announced quite soon I would think.